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Safety protection should not obstruct the view of the competition, neither by spectators nor by TV.
La protection de sécurité ne doit pas obstruer la vue de la compétition ni pour les spectateurs ni pour la TV.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
I am no fonder of the Empire than you are, but it would be childish to go on sending deputies to the Chamber for no other purpose than to obstruct and rail at the government.
Je n'aime pas plus que vous l'empire, n'est-ce pas? Mais cela finit par devenir puéril d'envoyer à la Chambre des députés qui n'ont pour mandat que de taquiner le gouvernement.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
This garment formed a moderately tight ligature around her neck, but did not obstruct her nose or mouth.
Ce vêtement formait un garrot plus ou moins serré autour de son cou, mais il ne lui obstruait ni le nez ni la bouche.
The conviction in May was for conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Dans cette affaire, May avait été déclaré coupable de complot d'entrave à la justice.
refusal to cooperate with or attempts to obstruct the Commission in carrying out its investigations,
refus de toute coopération, voire tentatives d'obstruction pendant le déroulement de l'enquête,
obstruct, if they are built in a natural environment, the movement of animals or the flow of runoff water.
être un obstacle à la circulation de la faune ou à l'écoulement des eaux de ruissellement, si le bâtiment est construit en pleine nature.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Germany aims at the destruction of everything that can obstruct her expansion by blood and iron.
L'Allemagne vise à la destruction de tout ce qui peut gêner son extension par le sang et par le fer.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Icing in the carburetor and air intakes (see Figure 12-6) can obstruct the intake of air into the engine.
Le givrage du carburateur et des entrées d'air, figure 12-6, peut entraver l'arrivée d'air du moteur.
These are the principles with which exclusively military circles must oppose all attempts to obstruct such action by international laws of warfare. . . ."
Voilà les principes que les milieux exclusivement militaires devront opposer à toute tentative d'entraver cette action par un droit de guerre international...
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
If athletes are late at the start, they must start through the start gate at the first possible opportunity as directed by the starter, without obstructing other athletes.
Si les athlètes sont en retard au départ, ils peuvent partir par la porte de départ à la première opportunité qui s'offre, comme ordonné par le starter et sans gêner les autres athlètes.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
Then there were several second-class coaches, in which the passengers were asleep on berths and obstructing the narrow corridor with their feet, either bare or clad in thick woolen socks.
Puis ce furent quelques wagons de deuxième classe dont les occupants dormaient sur les couchettes, obstruant le couloir étroit de leurs pieds nus ou en grosses chaussettes de laine.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
The use of any means or device other than those described in this paragraph which obstructs the meshes of a net or which diminishes their size shall be prohibited.
L'utilisation de dispositifs ou de procédés autres que ceux figurant au présent paragraphe qui obstruent les mailles d'un filet ou en réduisent les dimensions, est interdite.
That day, as the weather was fine and bright, the little tables outside under the awning were occupied by rows of customers, obstructing the footway.
Ce jour-là, par ce beau soleil, les petites tables du dehors, sous la tente, se trouvaient toutes occupées d’un double rang de consommateurs barrant le trottoir.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The squad divides into two patrols and sets off at the double, one to left and one to right along the street, which is already obstructed by busy questing poilus; and all the groups see and watch each other—and hurry.
L’escouade se scinde en deux patrouilles qui partent au trot, l’une à droite, l’autre à gauche, dans la rue déjà encombrée de poilus affairés et chercheurs et tous les groupes s’observent, se surveillent… et se dépêchent.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
But, a little above Nevers, her train had come upon a goods train which had run off the rails, its litter of smashed trucks still obstructing the line.
Mais voilà que son train était tombé, un peu au-dessus de Nevers, sur un train de marchandises, dont les voitures déraillées et brisées obstruaient la voie.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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obstruct

verb
Basic forms
Pastobstructed
Imperativeobstruct
Present Participle (Participle I)obstructing
Past Participle (Participle II)obstructed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I obstructwe obstruct
you obstructyou obstruct
he/she/it obstructsthey obstruct
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am obstructingwe are obstructing
you are obstructingyou are obstructing
he/she/it is obstructingthey are obstructing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have obstructedwe have obstructed
you have obstructedyou have obstructed
he/she/it has obstructedthey have obstructed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been obstructingwe have been obstructing
you have been obstructingyou have been obstructing
he/she/it has been obstructingthey have been obstructing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I obstructedwe obstructed
you obstructedyou obstructed
he/she/it obstructedthey obstructed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was obstructingwe were obstructing
you were obstructingyou were obstructing
he/she/it was obstructingthey were obstructing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had obstructedwe had obstructed
you had obstructedyou had obstructed
he/she/it had obstructedthey had obstructed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been obstructingwe had been obstructing
you had been obstructingyou had been obstructing
he/she/it had been obstructingthey had been obstructing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will obstructwe shall/will obstruct
you will obstructyou will obstruct
he/she/it will obstructthey will obstruct
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be obstructingwe shall/will be obstructing
you will be obstructingyou will be obstructing
he/she/it will be obstructingthey will be obstructing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have obstructedwe shall/will have obstructed
you will have obstructedyou will have obstructed
he/she/it will have obstructedthey will have obstructed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been obstructingwe shall/will have been obstructing
you will have been obstructingyou will have been obstructing
he/she/it will have been obstructingthey will have been obstructing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would obstructwe should/would obstruct
you would obstructyou would obstruct
he/she/it would obstructthey would obstruct
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be obstructingwe should/would be obstructing
you would be obstructingyou would be obstructing
he/she/it would be obstructingthey would be obstructing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have obstructedwe should/would have obstructed
you would have obstructedyou would have obstructed
he/she/it would have obstructedthey would have obstructed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been obstructingwe should/would have been obstructing
you would have been obstructingyou would have been obstructing
he/she/it would have been obstructingthey would have been obstructing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am obstructedwe are obstructed
you are obstructedyou are obstructed
he/she/it is obstructedthey are obstructed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being obstructedwe are being obstructed
you are being obstructedyou are being obstructed
he/she/it is being obstructedthey are being obstructed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been obstructedwe have been obstructed
you have been obstructedyou have been obstructed
he/she/it has been obstructedthey have been obstructed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was obstructedwe were obstructed
you were obstructedyou were obstructed
he/she/it was obstructedthey were obstructed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being obstructedwe were being obstructed
you were being obstructedyou were being obstructed
he/she/it was being obstructedthey were being obstructed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been obstructedwe had been obstructed
you had been obstructedyou had been obstructed
he/she/it had been obstructedthey had been obstructed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be obstructedwe shall/will be obstructed
you will be obstructedyou will be obstructed
he/she/it will be obstructedthey will be obstructed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been obstructedwe shall/will have been obstructed
you will have been obstructedyou will have been obstructed
he/she/it will have been obstructedthey will have been obstructed